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Connected features the personal stories of six New Yorkers woven together into one of the most intimate series ever. This groundbreaking show changes the nature of storytelling by giving each character a camera to document their lives. The result is a unique format revealing as different as everyone appears to be, we are all universally Connected.

Wake up to your world in 2 minutes.

Jews and Money. Asian Drivers. Polish IQ. CPT… that's racist! But where do these stereotypes come from? Comedian Mike Epps explores the backstories of this humor and how history and fact often distorts into a snide – but sometimes funny – shorthand.

"INSPIRED" features celebrities, visionaries and some of the biggest newsmakers of our generation, recounting the stories behind their biggest, life-changing moments of inspiration.

In a compelling series of verite encounters, Win Win provides unique access into the minds and lives of the world’s most-celebrated entrepreneurs and athletes.

Explore what it means to be human as we rush head first into the future through the eyes, creativity, and mind of Tiffany Shlain, acclaimed filmmaker and speaker, founder of The Webby Awards, mother, constant pusher of boundaries and one of Newsweek’s “women shaping the 21st Century.”

Nicole Richie brings her unfiltered sense of humor and unique perspective to life in a new series based on her irreverent twitter feed. The show follows the outspoken celebrity as she shares her perspective on style, parenting, relationships and her journey to adulthood.

Comedy is hard, but teaching comedy to children is hilariously difficult. Kevin Nealon is giving the challenge to some world-famous comedians. As these young minds meet with comedy’s best, get ready to learn some valuable comedy lessons, and to laugh!

James Franco loves movies. He loves watching them, acting in them, directing them, and even writing them. And now, he’s going to take some of his favorite movie scenes from the most famous films of all time, and re-imagine them in ways that only James can.

The story of punk rock singer Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! who came out as a woman in 2012, and other members of the trans community whose experiences are woefully underrepresented and misunderstood in the media.

Executive produced by Zoe Saldana (who will be the subject of one episode), a celebrity travels back to their hometown to pay tribute to the one person from their past (before they were famous) who helped change their life by giving them an over-the-top, heart-felt surprise.

Enter the graceful but competitive world of ballet through the eyes of executive producer, Sarah Jessica Parker. This behind-the-scenes docudrama reveals what it takes to perform on the ultimate stage, the New York City Ballet. Catch NYCB on stage at Lincoln Center.

Park Bench is a new kind of "talking show" straight from the mind of born and bred New Yorker and host, Steve Buscemi.

SHOTLIST:Westminster Police Dept. Video - CourtesyJefferson County, Colorado - Undated1. Police Handout video of Jessica RidgewayCourt Sketches - Jeff Kandyba -- CourtesyJefferson County, Colorado - October 1, 20132. Sketch of Austin Sigg and attorneys3. Sketch of Austin SiggKMGH - Courtesy -- Embargo, Denver, ColoradoJefferson County, Colorado - Undated File VideoWestminster Police Dept. Video - CourtesyJefferson County, Colorado - Undated4. Police Handout video of Jessica Ridgeway5. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Weir, Prosecutor (transcribed Below)Jefferson County Sheriff's Office -- CourtesyJefferson County, November, 28, 20126. Photo of Austin SiggCourt Sketches - Jeff Kandyba -- CourtesyJefferson County, Colorado - October 1, 20137. Sketch of Austin Sigg 8. Sketch of Austin SiggWestminster Police Dept. Video - CourtesyJefferson County, Colorado - Undated9. Police Handout video of Jessica RidgewayVOICEOVER SCRIPT:THE TEENAGER ACCUSED OF ABDUCTING AND KILLING 10-YEAR-OLD JESSICA RIDGEWAY COULD GET LIFE BEHIND BARS AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO THE CRIMES.18 YEAR OLD AUSTIN SIG WAS DUE TO GO ON TRIAL ON THURSDAY -- AND HIS ATTORNEYS ADVISED HIM NOT TO MAKE THE PLEA.HOWEVER, PROSECUTORS SAY THE EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM WAS OVERWHELMING.RIDGEWAY WAS ABDUCTED LAST OCTOBER WHILE SHE WAS WALKING TO SCHOOL.PROSECUTORS SAY SIGG PULLED HER INTO HIS VEHICLE -- TIED UP HER HANDS AND FEET -- TOOK HER TO HIS HOUSE WHERE HE STRANGLED HER -- AND THEN DISMEMBERED HER BODY IN A BATHTUB.SOUNDBITE: Peter Weir, Prosecutor"Today, Austin Sigg is held accountable for the despicable that he has done and the horrors that he perpetrated on our community....(cut)....this case is about justice for jessica."SIGG ISN'T ELIGIBLE FOR THE DEATH PENALTY BECAUSE HE WAS 17 AT THE TIME OF THE CRIME.BUT, HE FACES A MINIMUM SENTENCE OF 40 YEARS -- WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE.PROSECUTORS HOPE THE JUDGE WILL HAND DOWN A LIFE SENTENCE.TUESDAY -- SIGG ALSO PLEADED GUILTY TO AN EARLIER ATTACK ON A JOGGER AT A LAKE IN RIDGEWAY'S NEIGHBORHOOD.SIG OUT / ASSOCIATED PRESS.